Weather Records on 24 December 2011

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 2011. Highest significance: Healy, US.

Key Facts for 24 December 2011

On 24 December 2011, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 477 daily.
Healy set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 24 December 2011.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

504 stations

504 station records on 24 December 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Greenhill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
John Martin Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Guadalupe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Las Panelas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Signal	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tacony 13 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gove Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zoh Laguna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Climax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sandy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Locke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laboulaye Aero	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Faskally	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Penwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Noumea Nf	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pisco Intl	Peru	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ordway 21 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 24 December 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 24 December 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

373 broken records

Margins by which the 373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 2011

Top 20 records on 24 December 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 2011	Healy, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Hope, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	105 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Lakin, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Hillsboro, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	115 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Walsh 1 W, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Carlsbad Caverns, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Midland Odessa, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Peachester, AU	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Paradise, US	monthly low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Luna Rs, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Las Animas, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Pasamonte, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Tombstone, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Odessa, US	monthly snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Como, AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Campbell Town (Greenhill), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	Ft Ross, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2011	John Martin Dam, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 504 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	2
1825	2
1835	1
1836	1
1852	1
1857	1
1864	2
1870	4
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1889	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1898	9
1899	1
1900	2
1901	9
1902	3
1903	5
1904	9
1905	7
1906	26
1907	12
1908	2
1909	68
1910	38
1911	13
1912	33
1913	29
1914	59
1915	51
1916	24
1917	25
1918	95
1919	200
1920	43
1921	142
1922	82
1923	118
1924	369
1925	100
1926	126
1927	81
1928	167
1929	237
1930	95
1931	1,045
1932	849
1933	478
1934	178
1935	225
1936	420
1937	202
1938	157
1939	178
1940	575
1941	589
1942	519
1943	637
1944	300
1945	546
1946	245
1947	370
1948	756
1949	220
1950	633
1951	525
1952	277
1953	512
1954	231
1955	1,334
1956	295
1957	469
1958	205
1959	339
1960	638
1961	415
1962	741
1963	1,191
1964	1,725
1965	766
1966	662
1967	663
1968	946
1969	865
1970	741
1971	543
1972	282
1973	641
1974	793
1975	695
1976	581
1977	952
1978	532
1979	1,100
1980	856
1981	770
1982	1,699
1983	5,032
1984	568
1985	685
1986	736
1987	1,329
1988	712
1989	2,589
1990	2,228
1991	663
1992	464
1993	577
1994	959
1995	1,285
1996	1,287
1997	1,152
1998	916
1999	1,134
2000	707
2001	744
2002	1,056
2003	779
2004	1,099
2005	1,158
2006	925
2007	533
2008	727
2009	1,663
2010	1,316
2011	504
2012	818
2013	866
2014	910
2015	2,438
2016	593
2017	510
2018	208
2019	565
2020	395
2021	1,012
2022	1,334
2023	1,347
2024	467
2025	2,206

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	330
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2